South Sudan: Clashes Over Oil Town

By Reuters

Oct. 29, 2014

Rebels and government forces both claimed Wednesday that they controlled the oil hub of Bentiu in South Sudan as fighting entered a third day. Thousands of people have been killed and more than a million have fled their homes since fighting erupted in December, set off by a struggle between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar. A cease-fire signed in January has been broken frequently, and peace talks have often stalled. The sides are to hold a new round of talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this week, but the precise timing is uncertain.

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